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Last.fm
Last.fm - the basics
Last.fm is an Internet-based on-line music service with millions of tracks
available which you can access using your sound system, your computer
and other devices. It plays personalised interactive radio stations based on
your choice of artists and songs, your listening history, and similar tracks
based on the preferences of other Last.fm listeners with similar music
tastes. This can introduce you to a new range of artists and tracks which
you will probably enjoy but which you may never have heard before.
Before you can use Last.fm with your sound system, you will need to have
created an account at the Last.fm web site. You can then start to listen to
radio stations initially based on particular artists or tags/genres.
Last.fm is available on various platforms and computer media players.
Any personalisations that you make to your account from one platform
are reflected on the others.
Last.fm has a strong emphasis on interaction with other listeners, sharing
your favourite music and exploring other users’ playlists and stations, both
directly, and through social networking sites. There are also privacy options
that you can apply to your account using the Last.fm web site.
Scrobbling and Love / Ban features
Scrobbling is the method that Last.fm uses to learn about your listening
habits. Your sound system can ‘scrobble’ the tracks that you listened to
using the UPnP Music Player and Last.fm modes. This sends track names
to Last.fm, adding them to your Last.fm library, and helps the service to
tailor its future recommendations to your musical tastes.
Using two dedicated buttons on the sound system, you can tell Last.fm that
you love particular tracks, or you can ban a track from ever being played
again. This also influences the tracks you are offered in the future.
User accounts
In order to use the Last.fm service with your sound system, you must either
create a Last.fm account or already have one set up. This account keeps
track of your musical preferences and listening choices and is what makes
the music offered by Last.fm personal to you. Setting up an account is
simple and is done via the Last.fm web site. You then enter the account
details into your sound system (see the following pages).
The sound system allows more than one set of Last.fm account details to
be entered. If the unit is used by more than one person, it is possible to
choose which account is used when listening to Last.fm and for scrobbling
from the Music Player.
The features of the Last.fm service are only available on the sound system
with a subscription to Last.fm. This may differ from the range of features
available when accessing the Last.fm service from a computer or any
other device. The provision of the Last.fm service and the features offered
with and without subscription are subject to terms and conditions set out
on the Last.fm web site.
Your Roberts Stream 83i sound system offers you a subscription level
account with Last.fm for a limited trial period. You may optionally extend this
using the subscription facility via the Last.fm web site at www.last.fm.